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English: This is the official NASA seal, originally designed in 1958 by illustrators at the NASA Lewis (now Glenn) Research Center and put forward by James Modarelli, the head of NASA Lewis' Research Reports Division. The seal was officially adopted by executive order in November 1959. The yellow and white spheres represent a planet and an orbiting body; the blue starfield represents space; the red chevron represents aeronautics (based on an advanced supersonic wing model being tested at Langley); and the white orbital curve emerging from the yellow planet represents space travel. An overview of the development of the design, along with references to more detailed and precise sources, can be found in Chapter 6 of Emblems of Exploration.
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Great Images in NASA Description

Source: NASA Official website, [1], page 65 and [2]. Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by NativeForeigner using CommonsHelper.
Author The original uploader was Vargklo at English Wikipedia.
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( Reusing this file)		 Use of the NASA seal is governed by 14 CFR 1221.
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Public domain This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template:PD-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.)
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The original description page was here. All following user names refer to en.wikipedia.
  • 2009-12-03 19:39 Zscout370 271×272× (67659 bytes) SVG cleanup
  • 2009-12-03 19:29 Zscout370 271×272× (220153 bytes) update from http://grcpublishing.grc.nasa.gov/graphics/meatball.cfm
  • 2007-09-07 05:07 Vargklo 175×175× (47343 bytes) === Fair use in [[NASA]] and articles mentioning NASA === Although this image is subject to copyright, I, {{user|Vargklo}}, feel that its use in [[NASA]] and articles mentioning NASA is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because: # It is being used for inf

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Seal of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

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27 November 1959

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current 07:15, 24 January 2014 Thumbnail for version as of 07:15, 24 January 2014272 × 272 (71 KB)Hydrargyrumadded white background disc
18:56, 29 July 2013 Thumbnail for version as of 18:56, 29 July 2013272 × 272 (77 KB)HydrargyrumReplaced blue background with gradient fill as in Encapsulated PostScript original; fixed display order errors
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